Consumer Prices Index: housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (division 04): record highs and lows

The extremes of consumer prices index: housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (division 04) as published by ONS, across the 463 periods held here (January 1988 to July 2026). Each record is a published figure, not a computed one, and the scope is this series — not “ever”.

The latest figure, 153.2 in July 2026, is the highest in the whole published series of 463 periods. The rule: a period counts as beaten only when its figure is strictly below the latest, and the claim is only made when it reaches back at least five years.

Highest published

153.2July 2026

Lowest published

31.7January 1988 — the same figure was published for at least one other period

The full series

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The chart as a table

Period	Consumer Prices Index: housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (division 04)
January 1988	31.7
February 1988	31.7
March 1988	31.7
April 1988	32.5
May 1988	32.8
June 1988	33.1
July 1988	33.4
August 1988	33.4
September 1988	33.4
October 1988	33.6
November 1988	33.6
December 1988	33.6
January 1989	33.7
February 1989	33.7
March 1989	33.8
April 1989	35
May 1989	35.1
June 1989	35.4
July 1989	35.5
August 1989	35.6
September 1989	35.7
October 1989	35.9
November 1989	36
December 1989	36.1
January 1990	36.3
February 1990	36.3
March 1990	36.4
April 1990	37.8
May 1990	38.3
June 1990	38.6
July 1990	38.9
August 1990	39.3
September 1990	39.5
October 1990	40
November 1990	39.9
December 1990	39.9
January 1991	40.2
February 1991	40.3
March 1991	40.2
April 1991	42.1
May 1991	42.5
June 1991	42.9
July 1991	43.1
August 1991	43.3
September 1991	43.3
October 1991	43.4
November 1991	43.5
December 1991	43.5
January 1992	43.5
February 1992	43.6
March 1992	43.6
April 1992	44.8
May 1992	44.9
June 1992	44.8
July 1992	45
August 1992	45
September 1992	44.9
October 1992	45
November 1992	45
December 1992	45
January 1993	44.9
February 1993	45
March 1993	45
April 1993	46.2
May 1993	46
June 1993	46
July 1993	46
August 1993	46
September 1993	46.1
October 1993	46.2
November 1993	46.1
December 1993	46.1
January 1994	46.1
February 1994	46
March 1994	46
April 1994	48.4
May 1994	48.3
June 1994	48.3
July 1994	48.4
August 1994	48.4
September 1994	48.4
October 1994	48.4
November 1994	48.4
December 1994	48.5
January 1995	48.5
February 1995	48.6
March 1995	48.6
April 1995	49.8
May 1995	49.8
June 1995	49.8
July 1995	49.8
August 1995	49.8
September 1995	50
October 1995	50
November 1995	50.1
December 1995	50.1
January 1996	50.3
February 1996	50.3
March 1996	50.4
April 1996	51.2
May 1996	51.2
June 1996	51.4
July 1996	51.5
August 1996	51.5
September 1996	51.5
October 1996	51.6
November 1996	51.5
December 1996	51.5
January 1997	51.7
February 1997	51.7
March 1997	51.8
April 1997	52.3
May 1997	52.3
June 1997	52.3
July 1997	52.3
August 1997	52.3
September 1997	51.9
October 1997	52
November 1997	52
December 1997	51.9
January 1998	51.9
February 1998	52
March 1998	52.1
April 1998	52.8
May 1998	52.8
June 1998	52.8
July 1998	52.8
August 1998	52.8
September 1998	52.9
October 1998	53.1
November 1998	53.1
December 1998	53.1
January 1999	53.2
February 1999	53.1
March 1999	53.2
April 1999	53.8
May 1999	53.8
June 1999	53.9
July 1999	54
August 1999	54.1
September 1999	54.2
October 1999	54.2
November 1999	54.3
December 1999	54.5
January 2000	54.6
February 2000	54.6
March 2000	54.6
April 2000	54.3
May 2000	54.2
June 2000	54.2
July 2000	54.4
August 2000	54.5
September 2000	54.8
October 2000	55
November 2000	54.9
December 2000	54.9
January 2001	54.9
February 2001	55
March 2001	54.9
April 2001	55.9
May 2001	56.1
June 2001	56.1
July 2001	56
August 2001	56.1
September 2001	56.3
October 2001	56.2
November 2001	56.1
December 2001	56.2
January 2002	56.6
February 2002	56.6
March 2002	56.6
April 2002	57.2
May 2002	57.3
June 2002	57.4
July 2002	57.4
August 2002	57.4
September 2002	57.5
October 2002	57.6
November 2002	57.6
December 2002	57.7
January 2003	57.7
February 2003	57.8
March 2003	57.8
April 2003	58.2
May 2003	58.2
June 2003	58.3
July 2003	58.4
August 2003	58.5
September 2003	58.6
October 2003	58.8
November 2003	58.8
December 2003	58.9
January 2004	59
February 2004	59.1
March 2004	59.3
April 2004	60.2
May 2004	60.3
June 2004	60.4
July 2004	60.5
August 2004	60.7
September 2004	60.8
October 2004	61.4
November 2004	61.7
December 2004	62.1
January 2005	62.5
February 2005	62.6
March 2005	62.8
April 2005	64.1
May 2005	64.2
June 2005	64.3
July 2005	64.6
August 2005	64.5
September 2005	64.8
October 2005	65.4
November 2005	65.8
December 2005	66.1
January 2006	66.4
February 2006	66.6
March 2006	67.2
April 2006	69
May 2006	70
June 2006	70.6
July 2006	71
August 2006	71.3
September 2006	71.7
October 2006	72.4
November 2006	73.1
December 2006	73.6
January 2007	73.9
February 2007	74
March 2007	73.9
April 2007	74.4
May 2007	74
June 2007	73.6
July 2007	73.5
August 2007	73.3
September 2007	73.3
October 2007	73.5
November 2007	73.7
December 2007	73.7
January 2008	74.2
February 2008	76.6
March 2008	76.8
April 2008	78.4
May 2008	78.6
June 2008	78.7
July 2008	79.1
August 2008	80.7
September 2008	84.3
October 2008	84.6
November 2008	84.6
December 2008	84.3
January 2009	84.3
February 2009	84.3
March 2009	83.4
April 2009	83.3
May 2009	82.9
June 2009	83.1
July 2009	83.2
August 2009	83.3
September 2009	83.3
October 2009	83.5
November 2009	83.5
December 2009	83.6
January 2010	84
February 2010	83.4
March 2010	83.5
April 2010	83.4
May 2010	83.5
June 2010	83.5
July 2010	83.6
August 2010	83.6
September 2010	83.7
October 2010	83.9
November 2010	84.1
December 2010	85.3
January 2011	85.8
February 2011	86
March 2011	86.4
April 2011	87.1
May 2011	87.1
June 2011	87.1
July 2011	87.4
August 2011	87.9
September 2011	90.9
October 2011	91.5
November 2011	91.8
December 2011	92
January 2012	92.2
February 2012	91.9
March 2012	91.7
April 2012	92.6
May 2012	92.5
June 2012	92.3
July 2012	92.7
August 2012	92.8
September 2012	92.9
October 2012	93.1
November 2012	93.7
December 2012	95.5
January 2013	95.4
February 2013	95.9
March 2013	95.9
April 2013	96.5
May 2013	96.3
June 2013	96.4
July 2013	96.7
August 2013	96.8
September 2013	96.9
October 2013	96.8
November 2013	96.8
December 2013	99
January 2014	98.9
February 2014	98.9
March 2014	98.8
April 2014	99.4
May 2014	99.4
June 2014	99.5
July 2014	99.8
August 2014	99.8
September 2014	99.9
October 2014	100
November 2014	100
December 2014	100
January 2015	99.9
February 2015	99.8
March 2015	99.5
April 2015	99.9
May 2015	99.9
June 2015	99.9
July 2015	100.2
August 2015	100.2
September 2015	100
October 2015	100.2
November 2015	100.3
December 2015	100.3
January 2016	100.2
February 2016	100.1
March 2016	99.9
April 2016	99.8
May 2016	99.9
June 2016	100
July 2016	100.1
August 2016	100.2
September 2016	100.3
October 2016	100.5
November 2016	100.5
December 2016	100.7
January 2017	100.8
February 2017	100.9
March 2017	101
April 2017	101.4
May 2017	102
June 2017	102
July 2017	102.3
August 2017	102.4
September 2017	102.4
October 2017	102.8
November 2017	102.9
December 2017	103
January 2018	103.1
February 2018	103.1
March 2018	103.2
April 2018	103.5
May 2018	103.5
June 2018	104.2
July 2018	104.6
August 2018	104.7
September 2018	105.2
October 2018	105.8
November 2018	105.8
December 2018	105.8
January 2019	104.2
February 2019	104.3
March 2019	104.4
April 2019	107
May 2019	107.1
June 2019	107.1
July 2019	107.1
August 2019	107.2
September 2019	107.2
October 2019	106.1
November 2019	106.2
December 2019	106.2
January 2020	106.3
February 2020	106.2
March 2020	106.2
April 2020	105.7
May 2020	105.8
June 2020	105.9
July 2020	106.2
August 2020	106.3
September 2020	106.3
October 2020	104.7
November 2020	104.7
December 2020	104.9
January 2021	105
February 2021	105.1
March 2021	105.2
April 2021	107.6
May 2021	107.7
June 2021	107.9
July 2021	108.1
August 2021	108.2
September 2021	108.4
October 2021	111.8
November 2021	112
December 2021	112.1
January 2022	112.5
February 2022	112.7
March 2022	113.3
April 2022	128.3
May 2022	128.6
June 2022	129
July 2022	129.7
August 2022	129.8
September 2022	130.3
October 2022	141.6
November 2022	141.7
December 2022	141.9
January 2023	142.6
February 2023	142.7
March 2023	142.8
April 2023	144.1
May 2023	144.3
June 2023	144.4
July 2023	138.5
August 2023	138.9
September 2023	139.3
October 2023	136.6
November 2023	136.9
December 2023	137.1
January 2024	139.6
February 2024	140.2
March 2024	140.5
April 2024	137
May 2024	137.3
June 2024	137.6
July 2024	136.4
August 2024	136.6
September 2024	137
October 2024	140.6
November 2024	141.1
December 2024	141.4
January 2025	142.6
February 2025	142.8
March 2025	142.9
April 2025	147.7
May 2025	147.9
June 2025	148
July 2025	146.5
August 2025	146.7
September 2025	146.9
October 2025	147.9
November 2025	148.3
December 2025	148.4
January 2026	149.1
February 2026	149.3
March 2026	150.5
April 2026	149.8
May 2026	149.7
June 2026	149.7
July 2026	153.2

What a record here is, and is not

A record is the extreme of the periods this site holds for the current series, at each period’s newest published release. Earlier series measured under different methods are not compared against it. Money is in cash terms: a record set years ago stands against the money of its own year.